GARDAÍ believe they have “significantly damaged” a drugs ring supplying the southside of Cork city

GARDAÍ believe they have “significantly damaged” a drugs ring supplying the southside of Cork city, following the arrest of three men and the seizure of cannabis worth in the region of €100,000.
Two men from the Carrigtwohill area, one 32, the other 31 and a 23-year-old from Bishopstown were being detained by gardaí yesterday following the seizure of the drugs in an operation in Little Island.
Members of the Cork City Garda Divisional Drugs Units, aided by members of the force from Cork North Garda Division stopped a car in Little Island at around 10.30pm on Wednesday.
They searched the vehicle under the Misuse of Drugs Act and discovered the drugs hidden inside.
Two of the men were taken to Cobh Garda Station for questioning, while the third was taken to Midleton Garda Station.
They were all being detained under Section 2 of the Drugs Trafficking Act 1998.
Under that legislation they can be held for up to seven days without charge.
All three are said to be known to gardaí.
“This operation was part of an ongoing investigation into the supply of drugs to the southside of Cork city. It was a very successful operation,” a senior Garda spokesman said.
He added that he believed those arrested were not small-time dealers.
The seizure is the third major discovery of drugs in the east Cork area this month.
On September 4 last, three men were arrested in Brooklodge, Glanmire following the seizure of €100,000 worth of heroin.
The arrests followed a lengthy surveillance operation.
That was the biggest heroin seizure in Cork this year.
The three men are currently before the courts.
Two days later a Polish man was arrested in the Carrigtwohill area after detectives from the Cork City Divisional Drugs Unit and members of the Cork North Garda Division raided a house and seized cannabis with an estimated street value of €100,000.
The Garda spokesman said there was no connection between these seizures and the one made in Little Island.